Thursday Thingies On 4 October 2016, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore and USA�s Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Industrial Property cooperation. This is the first MoU on this kind between the two countries. A Joint Coordination Committee will be established with the aim to facilitate bilateral exchanges to foster innovation and support USAn companies in tapping into Singapore as a regional IP hub for innovation-related activities. The Battle of Ideas festival will include a discussion entitled � Get Real: Where Will Virtual Reality Take Us?�, where a group of technology consultants, researchers and editors will discuss the risks of virtual reality (VR) and what can be done to regulate behaviour in VR worlds. It will take place on 23 October 2016 at London�s Barbican. More information here . Black and White - IP shows its True Colour. This Round Table is organised by UNION of European Practitioners in Intellect...